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As it stated in (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)On Monday, Major League Baseball trumpeted an advertising campaign for this season. The Chicago Cubs, the defending World Series champions, led with six players involved in the production. The Rangers are the only defending division champion not to rate a call in the promo. This story is aboutFILE – In this Nov. 3, 2016 file photo, Chicago Cubs celebrate after Game 7 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland. The Texas Rangers were among 19 clubs that did not merit a call in the 60-second spot.

as mentioned in “This is a monumental day in the long history of Nathan’s Famous,” said Wayne Norbitz, Nathan’s Famous executive board member in a statement. USA TODAY SportsNathan’s Famous is baseball’s first official hot dog. The “official” designation won’t affect what hot dogs MLB parks are allowed to serve, although Nathan’s was already the official hot dog of the St Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets and New York Yankees. (Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP)Nathan’s Famous, the purveyor of beef franks known best for its annual hot dog-eating contest, will be Major League Baseball’s first official hot dog, according to a multiyear deal announced on Tuesday. “Baseball is America’s favorite pastime, and a game doesn’t feel complete without enjoying a hot dog as you cheer on your team.”

as mentioned in Sporting apps MLB.com at Bat and NHL on Tuesday became the first iOS titles to take advantage of a new iOS 10.3 feature that allows users to change an app’s home screen icon after installation. In practice, MLB.com at Bat and NHL ask users to select a suitable icon on first startup. Alternative icons can be selected at any time by navigating to in-app settings.As noted by TechCrunch, Apple requires developers to include customized icons as image files when an app is submitted for review. As usual, Apple tells developers that alternative icons should meet certain visual continuity standards and must be offered in different sizes to render correctly across various system functions like Spotlight. The feature affords users of MLB.com at Bat and the official NHL an opportunity to replace the apps’ respective icons with branded logos of their favorite teams, bringing a new level of personalization to the iOS home screen.Both developed by MLBAM, the app updates integrate a little-known feature called “user-selectable icons” that rolled out with iOS 10.3 on Monday .